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SHANGHAI, China (AP) - It's becoming a familiar scenario: Overseas authorities warn of tainted Chinese products while Chinese producers deny any health fears and say that in any case, they're not subject to regulation.
For the second time in weeks, a Chinese drug or food product has been singled out as a threat overseas. On Monday, authorities in the Dominican Republic said they had removed 10,000 tubes of the Chinese toothpaste brands "Excel" and "Mr. Cool" from shelves after learning they contained diethylene glycol, a chemical commonly used in antifreeze and brake fluid.
That came weeks after pet food ingredients from China tainted with the chemical melamine were blamed in the deaths of dogs and cats in North America, prompting a massive pet food recall.
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